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Magic Word
The Magic Word, was the last book W.D. Gann wrote.
The name "W. D. Gann" is known throughout the stocks and commodities markets. However, this particular book has nothing to do with investing!
The Magic Word contains Gann's advice on how one can help oneself.
In this inspirational masterpiece about the role of the human being in the universe, W. D. Gann uses the Bible to explore the secret to successful living. Through direct teachings from the Bible, you will learn how to understand, obey and apply the universal laws revealed in the Bible in order to bring about your own latent talents and powers and put you on the road towards health, happiness and prosperity.
Gann gives credit to the divine power and by his using the Magic Word, for his good health and success.
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First published June 1, 1950
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W.D. Gann
59 books71 followersWilliam Delbert Gann (1878-1955) was an outstanding stock and commodities trader. He was also a prolific teacher of how to make speculation a profitable profession, writing some seven books and producing two courses on trading the stock and commodity markets. However Gann's superlative skill was his ability to forecast accurately the stock and commodity markets.
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June 6, 2010
William D. Gann (1878 to 1955) was an outstanding stock and commodities trader. He was also a prolific teacher of how to make speculation a profitable profession, writing some seven books and producing two courses on trading the stock and commodity markets. However Gann's superlative skill was his ability to forecast accurately the stock and commodity markets.
Gann apparently did not disclose his precise forecasting method to anyone. Moreover, since Gann's death in 1955, no-one has been able to discover or to replicate his forecasting method. Gann did however state that he discovered his forecasting method (in 1908) after closely examining the stock and commodity markets for over ten years. Gann also stated that his forecasting method was based upon natural law and that he had found corroboration for his forecasting method in the Bible.
Gann wrote a semi-autobiographical novel entitled "The Tunnel Thru The Air" in 1927. The central character in this novel is Robert Gordon, who is loosely based on Gann himself. In this novel Gann wrote: "Robert remained a few days longer at Silver Springs. Enjoyed being with Lady Bersford and told her of his understanding of the Bible and natural laws. She said that the pure, clean life he had led was what had brought him in contact with the spirits that had revealed to him the truth" (page 265).
It is therefore important to note that Gann questioned how he alone had come to understand the fundamental principles governing the financial markets. Gann concluded that he had gained this knowledge of natural law, as applied to the financial markets, because of his pure, clean lifestyle. More specifically, it appears Gann believed that his pure, clean, religious and spiritual life had raised his consciousness and, as a consequence, he was able to discover the fundamental principles, or natural laws, governing financial markets.
In 1943 (at the age of 65) Gann started writing "The Magic Word", which he eventually completed in 1950. Gann's principal aim in writing this book was apparently to encourage his readers to lead a similarly pure, clean, religious and spiritual life that he himself had led. More specifically, in the foreword, Gann wrote: "My objective in writing The Magic Word is to show others the way to use and obey God's divine law and thus help them to bring out their latent talents and their God-given powers, for that is the only way they can realize health, happiness and prosperity".
Thus Gann was encouraging his readers to lead a similarly pure, clean, religious and spiritual life that he himself had led in order that they might raise their consciousness and receive the spiritual benefits that he himself had received.
Therefore we may conclude that Gann's book "The Magic Word" is essentially a book on yoga (which literally means "union with the divine"). However most conventional yoga books are based on ancient Indian teachings with the overall objective of raising the consciousness of the individual. Gann's book "The Magic Word" has exactly the same objective of raising the consciousness of the individual. It is however based on western religious teachings, notably the Bible, rather than ancient Indian teachings.
As stated above, since Gann's death in 1955, no-one has been able to discover or to replicate Gann's precise method of forecasting the financial markets. This may well be due to the fact that no-one in this field has a sufficiently high level of consciousness to be able to have the profound insights into the financial markets that Gann himself was able to have. Therefore the practise of yoga, whether conventional eastern yoga or western yoga as set out in Gann's book "The Magic Word", would appear to be important to any serious student of Gann.
Finally, it is important to note that serious students of Gann should purchase the original version of "The Magic Word" by William D. Gann; and they should therefore avoid any so-called "revised" editions of this book.
Gann apparently did not disclose his precise forecasting method to anyone. Moreover, since Gann's death in 1955, no-one has been able to discover or to replicate his forecasting method. Gann did however state that he discovered his forecasting method (in 1908) after closely examining the stock and commodity markets for over ten years. Gann also stated that his forecasting method was based upon natural law and that he had found corroboration for his forecasting method in the Bible.
Gann wrote a semi-autobiographical novel entitled "The Tunnel Thru The Air" in 1927. The central character in this novel is Robert Gordon, who is loosely based on Gann himself. In this novel Gann wrote: "Robert remained a few days longer at Silver Springs. Enjoyed being with Lady Bersford and told her of his understanding of the Bible and natural laws. She said that the pure, clean life he had led was what had brought him in contact with the spirits that had revealed to him the truth" (page 265).
It is therefore important to note that Gann questioned how he alone had come to understand the fundamental principles governing the financial markets. Gann concluded that he had gained this knowledge of natural law, as applied to the financial markets, because of his pure, clean lifestyle. More specifically, it appears Gann believed that his pure, clean, religious and spiritual life had raised his consciousness and, as a consequence, he was able to discover the fundamental principles, or natural laws, governing financial markets.
In 1943 (at the age of 65) Gann started writing "The Magic Word", which he eventually completed in 1950. Gann's principal aim in writing this book was apparently to encourage his readers to lead a similarly pure, clean, religious and spiritual life that he himself had led. More specifically, in the foreword, Gann wrote: "My objective in writing The Magic Word is to show others the way to use and obey God's divine law and thus help them to bring out their latent talents and their God-given powers, for that is the only way they can realize health, happiness and prosperity".
Thus Gann was encouraging his readers to lead a similarly pure, clean, religious and spiritual life that he himself had led in order that they might raise their consciousness and receive the spiritual benefits that he himself had received.
Therefore we may conclude that Gann's book "The Magic Word" is essentially a book on yoga (which literally means "union with the divine"). However most conventional yoga books are based on ancient Indian teachings with the overall objective of raising the consciousness of the individual. Gann's book "The Magic Word" has exactly the same objective of raising the consciousness of the individual. It is however based on western religious teachings, notably the Bible, rather than ancient Indian teachings.
As stated above, since Gann's death in 1955, no-one has been able to discover or to replicate Gann's precise method of forecasting the financial markets. This may well be due to the fact that no-one in this field has a sufficiently high level of consciousness to be able to have the profound insights into the financial markets that Gann himself was able to have. Therefore the practise of yoga, whether conventional eastern yoga or western yoga as set out in Gann's book "The Magic Word", would appear to be important to any serious student of Gann.
Finally, it is important to note that serious students of Gann should purchase the original version of "The Magic Word" by William D. Gann; and they should therefore avoid any so-called "revised" editions of this book.
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June 26, 2021Why read an actual book by a successful trader when you can read a short New Thought book by the same trader about how speaking the name of God can bring your everything you want in life? This is sort of Law of Attraction type stuff, with an early 20th century spin. It's not all that different from other writers of the time who tried to meld the Bible with growing kooky spiritualism. I was happy to see that I'm still a sucker for reading stuff like this.
May 21, 2025
I strongly suspect Gann wrote this in repentance of being a 33rd degree freemason (the highest order).
He proclaims in the foreword that he knows this will benefit mankind.
As a 33rd degree freemason, a historically luciferian cult, to radically repenting and revealing their secrets and symbology, is quite peculiar.
He is a prophet of wall street, who truly sought redemption.
Hes combined natural laws, found in occultism, witchcraft, geometry, jewish mysticism, and the Bible.
Ultimately, finding one truth within it all.
He has exclaimed that we must read the Bible 3 times, and then you will understand the "truth"
I strongly suspect the symbology and secrets of cyclical geometry he received were given with a cost.
(He's cryptic because of a fear for his life, he was not able to freely talk about his methodology due to a fear of his life, at the hands of the oaths of the luciferian freemasons)
The wise man is able to transmute evil into love.
The true mind can whether all lies and illusions without being lost.
The true heart can tough the poison of hatred without being being harmed.
Since beginningless time, darkness thrives in the void but always yields to purifying light.
I wonder what evils he must've witnessed in order for such a radical change to Yahweh.
This is a guidebook, but for only for those wise enough to navigate it.
He proclaims in the foreword that he knows this will benefit mankind.
As a 33rd degree freemason, a historically luciferian cult, to radically repenting and revealing their secrets and symbology, is quite peculiar.
He is a prophet of wall street, who truly sought redemption.
Hes combined natural laws, found in occultism, witchcraft, geometry, jewish mysticism, and the Bible.
Ultimately, finding one truth within it all.
He has exclaimed that we must read the Bible 3 times, and then you will understand the "truth"
I strongly suspect the symbology and secrets of cyclical geometry he received were given with a cost.
(He's cryptic because of a fear for his life, he was not able to freely talk about his methodology due to a fear of his life, at the hands of the oaths of the luciferian freemasons)
The wise man is able to transmute evil into love.
The true mind can whether all lies and illusions without being lost.
The true heart can tough the poison of hatred without being being harmed.
Since beginningless time, darkness thrives in the void but always yields to purifying light.
I wonder what evils he must've witnessed in order for such a radical change to Yahweh.
This is a guidebook, but for only for those wise enough to navigate it.
February 21, 2025
I am not happy. Jehovah has been replaced with almighty
The original book by Gann explains the importance of the word Jehovah not almighty or anything else. With special diagrams.
Who ever made this improved copy, did not improve it. The word Jehovah is an ancient breathing technique not just a word. Breathe in Jeho-breath out vah. It is very healing.
The original book by Gann explains the importance of the word Jehovah not almighty or anything else. With special diagrams.
Who ever made this improved copy, did not improve it. The word Jehovah is an ancient breathing technique not just a word. Breathe in Jeho-breath out vah. It is very healing.
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